1. This intriguing image is from a fascinating Netherland based organization - The House of Origins, that creates exceptionally styled dinners, thrilling tart tables and food installations. Talk of differentiation!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
99x1, food installations and speed of light
Disliking Like, weasels and the culture of done!
1. (Note, it isn't +1) Neil Strauss' article on WSJ was a complete contradiction: I 'super-liked' it and it was all bout the self-non-affirmation propagated by the likes of "like" and "+1".
Strauss notes that the "Like" culture is antithetical to the concept of self-esteem, which a healthy individual should be developing from the inside out rather than from the outside in. Instead, we are shaped by our stats"
Neil has seen "rock stars agonize over the fact that another artist has far more Facebook "likes" and Twitter followers than they do" so nothing really needs to be said about the agony of those mere mortals who crave their 15 minutes of likeability or trending - aka fame in the virtual world. Recommended read...
2. Dilbert's (or rather Scott Adam's) the Way of the Weasel was a birthday present from a birthday past (I have had so many now, I can't remember which) - but a worthy companion to the stresses of corporate life that rears its head every few days (or hours in some cases). I sometimes pick out a random page - today's page: an ode to the corporate culture of cheap giveaways. And heres the accompanying strip -
3. Lastly, another of today's likeable favourites that stands out amongst the usual manifestoeses (those that proclaim: "do what you love and love what you do" - oh yeah!) - is the cult of the Done manifesto. Claimed to be written in 20 mins - its refreshing and has collection of a gems like the No 10: Failure counts as done. So do mistakes.
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